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Jewish organizer and activist Vic Rosenthal works with communities in Minneapolis and beyond to help repair a broken world. He is the executive director of Jewish Community Action, an organization that mobilizes Jews to work on issues such as home foreclosures, LGBT rights and voting rights, among many others. Continue Reading →

A program designed to give access to healthy, affordable food to Minnesotans will run out of funding without reinvestment from the Legislature this year. Health groups are urging lawmakers to renew it.

Organizations that fight hunger in the U.S. are applauding the 2019 Farm Bill, but they point out that millions of Americans will still need to visit food pantries in the coming year. The bill signed by President Donald Trump does not include stricter work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, but that's still the goal.

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